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drover
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdrəʊ.vər/ us /ˈdroʊ.vɚ/
(especially in the past) someone whose job is moving groups of animals, especially cattle or sheep, from one place to another: （旧时）赶牲口的人
cattle droverThere were many hazards facing Texan cattle drovers on the Red River trail to Dodge City.在通往道奇市的红河小道上，德克萨斯的赶牛人面临着许多危险。
The drover walked alongside the oxen, gently tapping them with his stick.赶牛人走在牛的旁边，用棍子轻轻地打着牛。
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In his youth he had made two journeys across the southern plains as an ox drover.
He showed them how to swagger around the ranch like cattle drovers.
He could see no future in the drover's life and had travelled around the north earning his living through casual farmwork.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People who work with animals
apiarist
beekeeper
breeder
buckaroo
cowboy
cowman
dogcatcher
gaucho
goatherd
groomer
jackaroo
jillaroo
mahout
milker
ostler
shepherd
shepherdess
stable boy
stockman
stockwoman
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